Robin Patijn
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Ride report – The Dirty Halland 2023 in touring mode
The Dirty Halland has become a staple of our cycling adventures, with 2021 and 2022 editions already under our belt. In 2023, we approached the 160-km gravel race differently: instead of chasing the clock, we cut the route in half, slowed things down and rode for our own Slowest Known Time. Here’s our Dirty Halland…
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NYE Camping – Farawayistan does Good Night 2022
For a lot of cyclists, the last week of December marks the annual Festive 500 challenge: 500 kilometers between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. This year, however, illness and work stress crashed our plans. So instead, we traded pointless mileage for nights under the stars with the Bikepacking.com Good Night Challenge.
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Bikepacking Routes Sweden – Söderåsen and Hallandsåsen
For this Swedish Bikepacking Route (more here and here), we share our micro-adventure bikepacking Söderåsen and Hallandsåsen. Should you travel to Sweden especially to ride this route? Probably not. But if you’re looking for a bikepacking route near Malmö and Copenhagen, definitely keep on reading.
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Bikepacking the Banvallsleden with Dad – A Swedish Gravel Adventure
My father is the one who inspired me to take up cycling. Every year, we took a trip to a popular cycling destination, from Mallorca and Girona to Flanders. This year, we chose to go bikepacking on Sweden’s Banvallsleden. A few weeks ago, it was time for our annual father-son trip: exploring Sweden’s gravel roads,…
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Winter bikepacking – A photo report plus 5 tips to help you survive the cold
Winter bikepacking takes a special breed of cyclist. You have to be willing to embrace the cold winds and snow. Yes, it can be cold. Very cold. But if you prepare, it can also be a liberating experience when the rest of the world is stuck indoors. Here are five tips to help you survive…
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N+1 – Mason InSearchOf, a bikepacking dream bike
Our latest addition to the bike park, the Mason InSearchOf has quickly become the talk of the town—and the trails. This rigid steel drop-bar mountain bike was made for bikepacking, but why did we need a new bike? Of course, there’s the N+1 rule, but there are a few more reasons behind this self-designed workhorse.
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Lightweight bikepacking set-up – 3 day bikepacking trip in spring
Every trip we take our bikepacking set-up gets lighter, and we manage to slim down our lightweight bikepacking set-up. After experiencing how hard it was to push a heavily loaded touring bike through mountainous terrain, we turned saving grams into an art form. Here is what we brought for a three-day bikepacking trip.
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